Mount Healthy officials have set a number of safeguards to avoid problems in the city during the annual Assumption Church Festival June 9-11.

The festival is 6-11 p.m. Friday, June 9; 5-11 p.m. Saturday, June 10; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday, June 11. There is a $2 entry fee with no re-entry permitted.

The city will have a curfew to begin at 9 p.m. for juveniles 16 years of age or younger who are not with a parent or legal guardian, actively working, or leaving the event area.

The curfew for those 17 years of age begins at 10 p.m. The curfew will be enforced in the area between Adams Road, Kinney Avenue, Harrison Avenue and Seward Avenue. Juveniles under 18 will not be admitted after 9 p.m. without a parent or legal guardian.

The event site and adjacent areas are monitored by camera surveillance and event monitors provided by Overflow Ministry,

Other festival reminders: No alcohol will be permitted outside of the event area. Gang-related apparel will not be permitted. No weapons of any kind are permitted.

Mount Healthy City Manager Bill Kocher said the city started the curfew in 2015, after a 2014 shooting in the park during the festival. "We had one bad incident, and it was not on the festival grounds," he said. "But we wanted to be proactive before this became a bigger problem."

Mount Healthy Police Chief Vince Demasi said last year's festival went extremely well and he thinks community engagement was essential to the success of the plan.

"So many of these community festivals had to stop because of these issues, and we didn't want to see that happen," he said.

Demasi said including Pastor Benny Fullerton from Overflow Ministries was one key to success. "He and his crew do a tremendous job of communicating and supporting the officers. Members of his church act as monitors and walk with our officers. They can help bridge the gap between our officers and youth. It's a good partnership."

Demasi said the curfew asks parents to partner with the community to make sure youngsters are safe during the festival. "It's important to have kids supervised by parents rather than running loose without that supervision."